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J. INGLEBY.

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A MACHINE POR MANUFACTURING LINOLEUM, m.

No. 553,342. Patented Jan. 21, 1896.

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J. INGLBBY. MACHINE FORA MANUFACTURING LINOLEUM, & c.

DIO/553,342. Patented Jan. 21, 189e.

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J. INGLEBY. MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING LINOL'EUM, 5w.

No. 553,342. Patented Jan. 21, 1896.

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Je. INGLBBY. MACHINE FORMANUFACTURING LINOLEUM, &c. No. 553,342.

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WITNESSES JOHN INGLEBY, OF LEEDS, ENGLAND.

MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING LINOLEUM, 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 553,342, dated January21, 1896.

Application filed January '7, 1895. Serial No. 534,113. (No model.)Patented in England September 29, 1894,11'0. 18,469.

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Be it known that l, JOHNINGLEBY, a subject of the Queen of Great Britainand Ireland, residing at Leeds, in the county of York, England, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines forManufacturing Linoleum and Similar Fabrics, (for which I have appliedfor Letters Patent in Great Britain, No. 18,469, bearing date ofSeptember 29, 1894,) of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the manufacture of linoleum, cork carpets andthe like fabrics, which are made by the compression to adhesion orconsolidation of loose particles of prepared ingredients, and in whichthe pattern or design is formed in and exists through the full thicknessof the fabric; and the object of the invention is to enable iioral andother intricate and irregular designs or patterns to be produced in suchfabrics, the present methods and means of manufacture being suitableonly for simpler, more regular and geometrical designs. My improvedmanufacture of such fabrics consists in fillin g the disintegratedmaterial previously stained or colored into molds divided intocompartments by means of retractile webs, the latter corresponding tothe outlines between the dierent colors and shades of color of thepattern, the filling being effected by placing several differentstencil-plates successively over the molds and rakin g or brushing thecorrespondingly colored or shaded material over each stencilplate. Theseveral stencilplates have respectively openings corresponding to thoseparts of the pattern which are of the same color or shade-that is, thenumber of stencil-plates corresponds to the number of different colorsand to the number of different shades of each color. The molds aresuccessively locked together as the flllin g in each commences, andafterbeing'filled are successively pushed under a press to compress thematerial to adhesion or consolidation, the retractile webs beingwithdrawn either simultaneously with or previous to the compressingmovement of the press. By withdrawing the Whole or a portion of theretractile webs simultaneously with and at the same rate as thecompression motion of the press, the outlines of the whole or of aportion of the pattern obtained are sharper and more distinct than ifwithdrawn previously, so that a greater variety and eifect can beproduced than if the outlines were all equally sharp or distinct.

My new machine or apparatus for carrying out this improved manufactureof linoleum and the like fabrics is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a general plan view, and Fig. 2 ageneral side elevation. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section. Fig.Il is a cross vertical section; and Fig. 5 a plan, on lines X Y Y Z,Fig. 4, of the press portion of the machine. The right-hand side of Fig.3 shows the press-plate in its highest position and the left-hand sidein its lowest position, while the left-hand side of. Fig. 4 shows thepressplate in its highest and the right-hand side in its lowestposition.

The machine or apparatus comprises a series of molds A A, Figs. 1 and 2,which are mounted on a bed-slide B, and which, as they are filled andlocked together, are traversed up to and under a press C. Aftercompression the molds A are moved from under the press C, the compressedfabric D is raised and coiled round a drum or guided over drums to bepassed to a drying-room or to be passed through hot or cold. rolls,while the mold is disengaged from the next succeeding mold, and by meansof carriages E E running on transverse rails F F and a return bed-slideG is traversed back to the starting end of the bed-slide B. A

. If the fabric is to be backed with canvas or 'other backing material,a roll II of such material is provided and the material is passed underthe press-plate and adheres to the back -that is, t-he topof the fabricmaterial as the compression is effected.

rlhe molds A are formed of a block or blocks d (see Figs. 3, -Ll and 5)of wood or metal, provided with deep vertical grooves l) in the upperpart of the block or blocks corresponding to the outlines between thediiferent colors and shades in the pattern. In these grooves or spacesl), and capable of moving vertically therein, are fitted the retracti lewebs e of thin sheet metal or other suitable material. These webs o areof such a depth that when in their highest position their upper edgesstand above the surface of the blocks d by a height equal to thethickness of the uncompressed fabric material, and at the same time thelower edges of the webs c are a sufficient distance down the grooves bto afford the necessary lateral support for the webs. The depth of thegrooves h'also is such as to admit of the webs c being drawn down untiltheir upper edges lie perfectly flush or level with the surface of theblocks a.

The retractile webs c are connected at various sufficiently numerouspoints of their lower edges with bars or rods CZ passingv throughcorrespondiugly-situated holesin the bottom plate e of the mold. It willbe understood that at the parts where the bars or rods d are attached tothe webs c the grooves b are carried through to the under side of theblocks a and enlarged to the necessary size to pen mit of the verticalmotion of the rods d. The lower ends of the rods d are attached tocrossbars f, situated. below the mold-plate e. The ends of thesecross-bars f are attached to the lower ends of side rods g, which passupward through guide-holes in the mold-plate e, and are attached attheir upper ends to the side or frame plates h of the mold. Suitablerecesses are formed in the under side of the corresponding blocks topermit of the vertical movement of these4 side rods g. The depth of theside frameplates h is made approXimately equal to the thickness of theblocks a plus the thickness of the compressed fabric material. The upperedge of the plates h before, during, and after compression is level withthe surface of the fabric material at such times.

The mold-frame for eaceh mold-plate e comprises two side plates h andonly one end plate or web t', the latter being connected to the endcross-bar f in a similar manner to the connection of the webs c to thecross-bars f. Each plate e is tightly locked to the next adjoiningplates e by means of some locking arrangement-as, for example, by meansof the right and left hand screws j-which enter the loose nuts Ztcarried in rectangular recesses in the lugs Z. By rotating the smallhand-wheel on the screws j in one direction or the other the adjoiningmold-plates can be tightly locked together or disengaged. As only oneend plate e' is required for each plate e when the plates are lockedtogether, it will be necessary to provide each with. a loose removableend, to be attached when the plate is disengaged; otherwise any loosesections or blocks d at the corresponding' end would be liable tofallout, unless it is arranged to secure the blocks permanently inposition by screws through the under plate e or by other means.

The mold-plates e are mounted on V-shaped grooves m of the bed-slide Bin a similar manner to that common in metalplaning machines. On theinner sides of the bed-slide n are provided the supporting-rails o, onwhich the ends of the cross-bars f are supported, so

as'to keep the webs c and the frame-plates 71, and 7l set up to the fullheight, while the plates e are on and traversing along the bed-slide Btoward the press.

Then the pattern is such that it is desired to have certain of theoutlines between different colors or shades more indistinct than therest, a second inner set of rails p are provided, which do vnot extendup to the press as do the rails o, and which terminate preferably with adownward inclination. The webs c corresponding to suchindistinctoutlines in t-he pattern are not connected to the webs c correspondingto the sharp outlines, and are also attached to independent cross-barsf". (See 5.) The ends of these latter do not eX- tend so far as to meetthe rails o, but rest only on the inner rails p. Vhen, therefore, themold-plate e reaches the point where the rails p terminate, (in adownward incline,) the cross-bars f" begin to fall, drawing down thecorresponding webs c', and consequently before the material of thefabric begins to be compressed such webs c are completely drawn down.

The press comprises a supporting-bed s, attached by brackets t to theends of the bedslide n. The strengthening-ribs of the plates e slideonto and rest upon the planed surface of the press-bed s. Four verticalshafts connect the press-bed s with the Lupper crossframe e, whichcarries the press-cylinder u. The plunger of the cylinder is attached tothe top plate to which is attached the lower plate y, with anintermediate wood packing in case the lower plate is heated, which maybe effected by steam-pipes z castin the plate, as shown in Fig. 3, or byother usual means for heating press-plates.

As the press-plate y descends it first catches against the upper edgesof the side frame- .plates h, which stand very slightly above thesurface of the uncompressed material. It at the same time depresses suchof the webs c as are connected to the plates 7L, by -m eans of theconnections previously described, until the lower edges of the sideplates h come to rest upon the top of the mold-plate e, when the upperedges of the webs will be perfectly level with the upper surface of theblocks d. In order to lock the webs c exactly in this position duringcompression of the material, a locking-bar l, carried at the ends byhinged levers 2, is provided on each side of the gap in the bed-slide nleft for the press. By means of weights 3, -attached either to thelevers 2 or bars l, the latter have a tendency to swing inward, butduring the descent of the crossbars f are forced outward by the ends ofsaid bars until the bars reach their lowest position, when the ends ofthe'bars f are just below the lower edge of the locking-bars l, whichnow swing inward and abut against the beveled ends of the bars f,locking these, and consequently also the webs c, in their lowestposition. This position is shown on the right- IOO IIO

hand side of Fig. 4. The left side of Fig. 3 shows the press-plate y inits lowest and the right side in its highest position.

In order to avoid any distinct marks between successive portions of thefabric carried on adjoining mold-plates e, one end of the press-plate Iyis beveled slightly in an upward direction, and the press-plate is madecorrespondingly longer than one of the mold-plates 5 also, the verticalside rods of the first three or four cross-bars fm are not connected tothe side plates h but are bent so as to pass outside the side plates 71,as shown at g', Fig. 4, and are therefore depressed independently,first, by the overhanging edge or the beveled portion of the press-platey, and the surface of the fabric at this part is left correspond inglyinclined on compression. When this portion afterward comes under theopposite (straight) end of the press-plate y, the said side rods g andthe surface of the fabric are depressed level with the top of the sideplates h and-the rest of the fabric. These three or four cross-bars]EHImay be balanced by springs 4, so that they are retained -in the stepwisepositions shown in Fig. 3, while the moldplate e is being pushed awaytoward the opposite end of the press. It will be evident that thoseportions of the webs c, which are respectively attached to the three orfour crossbars f must be of separate short pieces, unconnected-that is,independent of each other and of the rest of the webs-in order to permitof their movement in two separate stages and to different extents duringsuch stages-that is, corresponding to the step wise positions of thecross-bars f" above referred to. (See left-hand side of Fig.

If desired the surface of the blocks a may be embossed so as to give anembossed surface to the fabric.

The modus operand/L' of my improved manu- Afacture of linoleum and thelike fabrics in connection with the apparatus above described is asfollows: The disengaged or unlocked mold-plate on passing onto thereturn bed-slide G has the retractile webs c set up to their full heightby the sliding of the cross-bars f up the inclines at the commencementof the rails o and p of the bedslide G. The loose removable end plate iof the incid-frame, previously referred to, is attached to the open end,and the mold will noW be formed as a shallow rectangular boX, dividedinto compartments by the set-up webs along lines corresponding to theoutlines of the desired pattern. The first stencil-plate is now placedover the mold and part of the material to form the fabric, of the propercolor, is now raked or brushed overl the openings in the stencil,filling the corresponding compartments. The mold is then pushed forwardand covered with a second stencil, (the first stencil having beenmemovedto be placed over the next succeeding mold,) and the compartments leftuncovered by the openings in the second stencil are filled in a likemanner by material correspondingly colored. This operation is repeateduntil the molds are filled or reach the end of the return bed-slide G.By means of the carriage E on the transverse rails F the mold istransferred to the bed-slide B. This carriage E is provided also withsupporting-rails (corresponding to rails o and 29) to retain the webs Gin the set-up position. The filling of the compartments, if notcompleted, is continued on the bed-slide B, or itmay be first commencedand completed on this bed-slide. The stencils, if desired,may be fixedto the bed-slides, so that the moldplates are intermittently andsuccessively pushed under them. As the mold -plate reaches the bed-slideB it is locked, as previously described, to the next precedingmold-plate. Before reaching the press C, Figs. l and 2, those of thewebs corresponding to the indistinct outlinesof the pattern have movedpast the ends of the rails 19 and have completely receded to theirlowest position. On reaching the press the cross-bars f have moved pastthe ends of the rails o, so that as the press-plate y descends, catchingagainst the side plates h and. side rods g@ these are depressed slightlyin advance as the fabric is compressed. When the side plates h come torest upon the mold-plate e, those of the webs c connected to the side.plates 72, are fully depressed, and the 4compression about such webs iscompleted. The press is then operated to raise the press-plate y. As Ido not wish to limit myself to any particular type of press all detailsof and for operating such press are omitted. The junction between thecompressed and the uncompressed portion of the material is formed by theportion having an inclined surface, as previously described. The mold,with the compressed material now forming` the fabric, (with or withoutcanvas or other backing, as the case may be,) is now moved away fromunder the press, and before reaching the end of the bed-slide B thefabric is raised from the mold to be led away for drying or otherfinishing operations. The mold-plate e is now unlocked from the nextsucceeding moldplate and run onto the carriage E to be traversed ontothe return bed-slide G.

It will be understood that the mold-plates are moved forward on the bedB locked together in an intermittent manner. The movement along eitherorboth bed-slides may Abe effected by hand or by mechanism, but as I donot wish to limit myself to any part-icular mechanism, if used, nodescription of such is added.

The material may if desired be molded and compressed of a thicknesssufficient to form several carpets or other fabrics, and afterward splitby a splitting-machine in a similar manner to that in which leather issplit.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

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l. A machine for the manufacture of linoleum, cork carpets and the likefabrics, comprising molds A, formed of side and end pieces h and t' anda block or blocks a, havi ing the upper surface grooved along theoutlines of the pattern to be produced, and provided with retractilewebs C fitting in said grooves and capable of retractile movementtherein; said blocks ce mounted on successive bed mold plates e, whichlatter are carried capable of being slid thereon on a bed slide B, meansand connections for setting up, supporting and withdrawing said endpieces and webs c, consisting of rails and p cross bars f f and f,vertical rods d, and side rods g; and a press having a press plate yacting during compression on the side plates 71, all substantially asset forth.

2. In a machine for the manufacture of linoleum, cork carpets andthelike fabrics; a mold consisting of blocks ce, grooved or divided on theupper portion along the outlines of the desired pattern, provi ed withretractile webs c fitting therein capable of retractile movement,whereby the webs can be set up to the height of the uncompressedmaterial and withdrawn until their outer edges are perfectly level withthe surface of the blocks a, substantially as herein set forth.

3. In apparatus for the manufacture of linoleum and the like fabrics,the combination of grooved blocks a, retractile webs c, connecting rodsd, cross bars f, and side rods g, substantially as herein set forth.

4. In apparatus ,for the manu facture of linoleum and the like fabrics,the combination of grooved blocks a, mold plate @,connecting rods d,cross bars f, hinged locking bars l, and retractile webs c,substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

5. In apparatus for the manufacture of linoleum and the like fabrics,the combination of a bottom press plate s, movable top press plate y,with a compartment mold formed of movable side and end plates h and t'and grooved block or blocks a, having retractile webs C, and the moldplate e substantially as herein set forth.

6. In compartment molds used for manufacturing linoleum and the likefabrics, the combination of retractile webs c attached to the sideplates 71, depressed only by the action of the press plate y andsupported up to the press by rails 0, with independent retractile webs cand additional supporting rails p the Webs of the series last mentionedbeing arranged to drop When left unsupported by the rails last mentionedsubstantially as set forth.

7. In apparatus for the manufacture of linoleum and similar fabrics, aseries of molds divided into-compartments, retractile webs correspondingto the boundary lines between the different colors and tints of thepattern, devices for locking these molds together, mechanism forcompressing their contents and mechanism for withdrawing the said webs,substantially as set forth.

JOHN INGLEBY.

Titnesses J AMES W. ADDYMAN, J. CLARK J EFFERsoN.

